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Reward offered in Denver fire that killed 5 from Senegal
A $14,000 reward was offered Friday for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for setting a house fire that killed five people with ties to Senegal.
AP PHOTOS: Cadets train at West Point amid a pandemic
The pandemic is not stopping summer training at West Point.
Federal suit filed against Saudi crown prince by ex-official
A former top Saudi counterterrorism official has filed a federal lawsuit in the United States against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, alleging the royal tried to trap and kill him in the U.S. and Canada.
El Salvador political stalemate a drag on pandemic response
For months, the strictest measures confronting the COVID19 pandemic in Latin America seemed to keep infections in check in El Salvador, but a gradual reopening combined with a political stalemate has seen infections increase nearly fourfold.
VIRUS DIARY: We eloped, just not the way we'd planned
The plan was to elope in April in New York City, where my fiancee, Julie Trolle, lives.
Winfrey demanding justice for Breonna Taylor with billboards
First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine. Now the media mogul is spreading her message with billboards demanding justice for the Kentucky woman shot to death during a police raid.
Afghan grand assembly gathers to decide fate of Taliban prisoners
Thousands of Afghan elders, community leaders and politicians gathered on Friday to debate government efforts to make peace with the Taliban, in particular the fate of 400 hardcore Taliban prisoners whose release could clear the way for talks.
China Sentences Canadian to Death Over Drug Charge
The court said in a statement it had handed Xu Weihong a death sentence for manufacturing drugs, and said all his personal property would be confiscated.
Northern Ireland pauses pub reopening after coronavirus spike
Northern Ireland halted its plan to reopen all pubs and ordered citizens to wear face masks indoors on Thursday after reporting its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since May.
Global recovery will come faster if COVID vaccine available to all - WHO chief
Economic recovery around the world could comes faster if any COVID19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Taiwan in talks to make first purchase of sophisticated U.S. drones - sources
The United States is negotiating the sale of at least four of its large sophisticated aerial drones to Taiwan for the first time, according to six U.S. sources familiar with the negotiations, in a deal that is likely to ratchet up tensions with China.
Turkish currency hits all-time law amid market jitters
Turkeys currency dropped to an alltime low against the dollar on Thursday as the global recession created by the pandemic brings to the fore weaknesses in the country's economy.
Cabinet reshuffle in Thailand installs new economic team
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha has reshuffled his Cabinet, with an experienced banker taking over the post of finance minister.
Windsor Castle opens terrace garden for first time in 40 years
Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, is to open its East Terrace Garden to the public for the first time in more than 40 years.
Canadian preacher jailed in Myanmar for holding services during virus ban
A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced a Canadian preacher who said Christians were immune to the novel coronavirus to jail with hard labour for three months for holding church services in defiance of a ban on gatherings during the outbreak.
South Korea launches search for rescue workers missing in floods after boats capsize
A massive search was under way in South Korea on Thursday after one rescue worker was killed and five went missing when their boats overturned and were swept over a dam by surging floodwaters, Yonhap news agency reported.